The Stadtgarten in Cologne is both, a recreational park in the heart of the city, whose facilities are protected, and a bar / restaurant, which is located inside the park and very popular, also as a location for minor concerts.…
A Special Roundabout in Sharjah
When I was preparing for my November 2019 trip to the Emirates, I ran into a review of a roundabout in Sharjah, which had very high ratings. I felt hat this might be a rather short, but maybe interesting and…
Cologne Cathedral / Roncalli Square Christmas Market
Cologne Cathedral and a 25 meter high Christmas tree – these are the key ingredients, which turn the Christmas Market at Roncalli Square (Roncalliplatz) and Cologne Cathedral to the most visited one in Germany. I felt to skip this place…
Cassadee Pope – Stages (with Track by Track Commentary)
Especially in the winter season, when people are looking for Christmas presents, it is not too unusual that among Greatest Hits albums, there are some Deluxe re-releases of successful albums. Honestly, I first felt that Cassadee Pope’s re-release of her album Stages, which I…
Björn Heuser – Kopp voll Dräum (Nashville Recordings)
I was quite stunned when I ran into an Instagram advertisement: Björn Heuser, a Cologne singer- songwriter just recently released a new album. I would typically get these kind of things – but that project became even more interesting when…
Toyoko Inn Frankfurt Main Station
As an overnight stay after the Mrs Greenbird concert in Frankfurt, I decided to opt for a hotel chain, which is quite unknown in Europe: Toyoko Inn is a Japanese budget hotel franchise, which only drives two hotels in Europe…
Max Raabe & das Palast Orchester – MTV Unplugged
Max Raabe and his Palast Orchester is likely not the kind of music you would expect to be reviewed on Flyctory.com – me neither. Just after his MTV Unplugged album was released on 22nd November 2019, I ran into two tracks…
Stars Of The Galaxy – A Star Wars Shrine in Mönchengladbach
You may know Mönchengladbach (or: Moenchengladbach) for soccer, likely. However, the city hosts one of the most remarkable Star Wars exhibitions, which is also comparably famous: a former public swimming pool (you notice that just on very few places, though)…